Two had taken cocaine in the last year (and complained that it wasn't as good as it used to be). Four had moved to the country, one emigrated to Australia and three remained in London. What had become of us? Of the 10, six were partnered up, two were single and two were dead. Back then we were all out and proud and full of frisky fun. I thought back to my 20s and picked 10 gay men from the circle of my acquaintance and assessed their current circumstances.
I wish I could go back and slap the 17-year-old me though.' Others asked why a gay man's experience of middle age would be any different from anyone else's. Hate getting older, thank goodness for Botox, beauty therapists and booze,' to 'Really nice. So I asked my more mature gay followers on Twitter how they felt about middle age and got very different responses, from 'It feels shit. I'm a staggering 51 – too old for alcopops yet too young for Midsomer Murders.